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The Jewsthenmurmuredathim,because he said , Iam the breadwhich came downfromheaven.42And they said , IsnotthisJesus, the son of Joseph,whosefatherandmotherweknow ? how is itthen that hesaith , I came downfromheaven?43Jesusthereforeansweredandsaid unto them,Murmurnotamongyourselves.44No mancancometome,except the Fatherwhich hath sentmedrawhim:andI will raisehimup at the lastday.45It iswrittenin the prophets,And they shall bealltaught of God. Every mantherefore that hath heard , and hath learnedof the Father,comethuntome.46Notthat any man hath seen the Father,save he whichis of God,he hath seen the Father.47Verily,verily, I say unto you, He that believethonmehatheverlastinglife.48Iam that bread of life.49Yourfathers did eatmannain the wilderness,and are dead .50Thisis the breadwhich cometh downfromheaven,that a man may eatthereof , andnotdie .51Iam the livingbreadwhich came downfromheaven:if any maneatofthisbread, he shall liveforever:andthebreadthatI will giveismyflesh,whichI will givefor the life of the world.52
The Jewsthereforestroveamongthemselves,saying , Howcan this mangiveus his flesh to eat ?
53ThenJesussaid unto them,Verily,verily, I say unto you,Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man,anddrinkhisblood, ye havenolifeinyou.54Whoso eatethmyflesh,anddrinkethmyblood,hatheternallife;andI will raisehimup at the lastday.55Formyfleshismeatindeed,andmybloodisdrinkindeed.56He that eatethmyflesh,anddrinkethmyblood,dwellethinme, and Iinhim.57As the livingFather hath sentme, and Iliveby the Father:so he that eatethme, even he shall livebyme.58Thisis that breadwhich came downfromheaven:notasyourfathers did eatmanna,and are dead : he that eateth of thisbread shall liveforever.59
These things said hein the synagogue, as he taughtinCapernaum.60Manythereforeofhisdisciples, when they had heard this, said , Thisis an hardsaying;whocanhearit?61WhenJesusknewinhimselfthathisdisciplesmurmuredatit, he said unto them,Doth thisoffendayou?62What andif ye shall see the Son of man ascend upwhere he wasbefore?63It is the spirit that quickeneth ; the fleshprofitethnothing: the wordsthatIspeak unto you, they arespirit,and they arelife.64But there aresomeofyouthatbelievenot.ForJesusknewfrom the beginningwho they were that believednot,andwhoshouldbetrayhim.65And he said , ThereforesaidI unto you,that no mancancomeuntome,except it weregiven unto himofmyFather.66Fromthat time many of hisdiscipleswentback , andwalked no morewithhim.67ThensaidJesus unto the twelve , Willyealso go away ?68ThenSimonPeteransweredhim,Lord,towhom shall we go ? thou hast the words of eternallife.69Andwebelieveand are surethatthouart that Christ, the Son of the livingGod.70Jesusansweredthem,HavenotIchosenyoutwelve,andoneofyouis a devil?71Hespake of JudasIscariot the son of Simon:forhe it was that shouldbetrayhim,beingoneof the twelve.
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